# Quick Internet Terminology Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467 "2005-11-30T23:26:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467/1 "2005-11-30T23:26:43Z")

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Say I’m the owner of Acme Company (I’m not) and I own a web site at [www.acme.com](http://www.acme.com). I also own the domain names [www.acmecompany.com](http://www.acmecompany.com), [www.acme-company.com](http://www.acme-company.com), and www.acme.biz. The last three are all set up so that if someone types one of them into a browser, they automatically open the page at [www.acme.com](http://www.acme.com).

Is there a name for this setup, or for these “secondary” DNs? I thought “hotlink” might be right, but I’m not sure.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467/2 "2005-11-30T23:28:03Z")

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Redirects.

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467/3 "2005-11-30T23:37:00Z")

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I surmise the phrase you’re looking for is [domain alias](http://faq.openhosting.co.uk/index.asp?mainID=1&subID=29&itemID=89).

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**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-internet-terminology-question/333467/4 "2005-11-30T23:40:19Z")

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Sweet. Thanks.